Kurdish forces ‘take control’ of Iraq’s Mosul dam

Kurdish forces have taken control of most of Iraq’s largest dam after battling Islamic State fighters in nearby villages, reversing some of gains made by the insurgents in the north with US military support. The forces, also known as the...

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ALQOSH, Iraq — Seizing on the momentum of focused U.S. airstrikes in recent days, Kurdish forces moved to retake the strategic Mosul Dam on Sunday night, in their most significant challenge yet to the Sunni militants’ advance in northern Iraq. The U.S. assaults hit 10 armed vehicles, seven Humvees, two armored personnel carriers and one checkpoint belonging to Islamic State...

ALQOSH, Iraq — Seizing on the momentum of focused U.S. airstrikes in recent days, Kurdish forces moved to retake the strategic Mosul Dam last night in their most significant challenge to the Sunni militants’ advance in northern Iraq. The U.S. assaults hit 10 armed vehicles, seven Humvees, two armored personnel carriers and one checkpoint belonging to Islamic State fighters, the...

Reuters DOHUK, IRAQ— When Islamic State militants stormed into a northern Iraqi village and ordered everyone to convert to Islam or die only one person refused. That did not satisfy the Sunni insurgents, however, who are even more hardline than al-Qaida. The militants, who have seized much of northern Iraq since arriving from Syria in June, wasted no time after the village's...

Kurdish Iraqi forces backed by U.S. airstrikes regained control of a strategic dam late Monday after a three-day battle with Islamic State militants who overran the facility earlier this month, military officials said. “We now have complete control of the Mosul dam,” Kurdish Brig. Gen. Sardar Karim said along the front lines of the battle, about 20 miles east of the...

Victor Beattie WASHINGTON— Iraqi and Kurdish forces say they have retaken control of the key Mosul dam from Islamic State fighters, but the militants are disputing the claim. An Iraqi army spokesman said the Iraqi flag has been hoisted at the dam, but acknowledged that the facility is not fully secure yet. Lieutenant General Qassim al-Moussawi says troops are looking for...

Kurdish forces in northern Iraq are in near complete control of Iraq's largest dam after ousting Islamic State (IS) militants, Kurdish officials say. Ground forces supported by US air strikes launched the operation to take Mosul dam on Sunday morning. Kurdish sources said they were still trying to clear mines and booby traps from the area round the dam, a process which could...

TEL SKUF, Iraq -- Kurdish Iraqi forces backed by U.S. airstrikes regained control of a strategic dam late Monday after a three-day battle with Islamic State militants who overran the facility earlier this month, military officials said. "We now have complete control of the Mosul dam," Kurdish Brig. Gen. Sardar Karim said along the front lines of the battle, about 20 miles east...

Exclusive: Islamic State retreats from towns near Mosul dam

published:17 Aug 2014

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Exclusive: Islamic State retreats from towns near Mosul dam

Islamic State fighters have retreated from area near Mosul dam, as Kurdish forces retake towns with the aid of US air strikes.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from northern Iraq.
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Why is Iraq's Mosul dam so important? BBC News

There are conflicting reports about whether Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and Iraqi troops have fully retaken Mosul dam from Islamic State (IS) militants. Iraqi military spokesman Lt-Gen Qassim Atta told state TV the dam - Iraq's largest - had been "fully cleansed".
Troops had been backed by a joint air patrol, he added, without specifying if there had been any US air strikes. However, journalists in the area said fighting was continuing and jihadists remained in control of the main gate. Jim Muir reports.
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Kurdish Peshmergas Retake Mosul Dam

Iraq's army spokesman says security forces and Kurdish fighters have taken back the strategic Mosul Dam, the country's largest, from Islamic militants who ca...

Exclusive: Islamic State retreats from towns near Mosul dam

Islamic State fighters have retreated from area near Mosul dam, as Kurdish forces retake towns with the aid of US air strikes.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from northern Iraq.
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Iraq Crisis: Kurds in Offensive for Mosul Dam

U.S., Kurdish and Iraqi security forces combined forces to wrest control of the Mosul Dam in northern Iraq and they had appeared to have beaten back much of ...

Iraq: US air strikes back Kurd push to retake Mosul dam

Iraqi Kurdish forces say they now control much of the Mosul Dam in the north of the country, have wrested it away from Islamic jihadists. The ==Peshmerga== f.
Kurdish fighters backed by US air strikes have launched a major offensive in northern Iraq against Islamic State militants. The Peshmergas are trying to take.
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Iraq says its forces and Kurdish fighters have retaken Mosul dam, the country's biggest, dislodging Islamic State militants who had seized it. The jihadists .

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Until the US stepped in with airstrikes, the Islamic State’s rapid advances threatened the Iraqi Kurdistan capital of Erbil, and seemed set to dash the Kurdish peshmerga’s reputation as fearless warriors. With American warplanes circling overhead and constantly striking Islamic State positions, the front line quickly stabilized, and the peshmerga slowly began to recover ground. Now the scene was set for battle, and the recapture of the strategic Mosul Dam.
VICE News travelled with a Kurdish official to Khazer, near Mosul, and towards the front line of the fight between the Islamic State and peshmerga fighters.
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published:21 Aug 2014

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BBC News Iraq crisis Kurd forces advance on Mosul dam

Kurdish sources say their forces "are advancing" in an offensive to retake Mosul dam from the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group. A joint operation involving ...

RAW: Kurds launch massive offensive against ISIS in Iraq

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters launch massive new offensive against ISIS near the Mosul Dam. The US-Led coalition was said to be providing air support during the offensive.
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Kurdish Capture Of Mosul Dam Major Defeat For IS Militants.

Kurdish forces in northern Iraq are in near complete control of Iraq's largest dam after ousting Islamic State (IS) militants, Kurdish officials say. Ground ...

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